Take Heart

💖 We are wearing our 

     hearts on our counters! 

    Stop by the teen area
     and check out a 

heart titled book this month.
 💖

Art Scene: Art Major's Summer Show

Stop by the Young Adult area in the Library and see what our graduates from Hamilton-Wenham have been up to at their respective colleges. Three art majors home from their first year of college have put together a show in the Young Adult area of the Library displaying the variety of work they created during their Freshman year. They are: Natalie Kassirer, majoring in Illustration at Rhode Island School of Design; Emily Klobucher, majoring in Painting and Art History at Massachusetts College of Art and Design; and Zach Massos, majoring in Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology.  "The Foundation year is all about trying new things", said Natalie.

Art Scene: Girl Topia Exhibit

Twelve words, six interlocking pieces, and a vision of Girl Topia. Senior Girl Scout Troop, Troup 60111, has put an exhibit of their work in the teen area of the Library.  The title of their show is "Girl Topia."  Each girl created a piece that contains two puzzle pieces, to represent two words, that describes their vision of "Girl Topia."

Below are the names of the girls 

with the title of their particular piece: 

Jenna Crosbie, Light and Laughter 

Audrey DeLorenzo, Beauty and Love 

Laura Jennings, Imaging and Equality

Maddi O'Connor, Paradise and Dream 

Liz Perrotta, Vision and Friendship 

Kate Vanier, Dance and Create

Girl Topia will run in conjunction with Annie Li and Hannah Kwon's show (see previous Art Scene post).  Both shows will be on view until the end of May.

ART SCENE

WHAT:	Art Show
WHERE:	Hamilton-Wenham Library in the Young Adult Area
WHEN:	April 27 through May 31

An art show of work by Annie Li and Hannah Kwon can now be seen in the Young Adult area of the Hamilton-Wenham Library.  Annie and Hannah are students at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School. Annie’s hobbies are music (playing the piano and listening) and art.  When asked about her work Annie said, “a lot of my art pieces reflect the 'moodiness' of music; my art is generally not based off real things”.  Hannah smiled, hung her work, and left so quickly there was no chance to ask her about the inspiration behind her pieces, you will have to come and see for yourself.   

Their show runs through May.

All teen artists are welcome and encouraged to submit their artwork for display in the Young Adult area of the Library.  Work submitted must be ready to hang on the wall, and the Library reserves the right to accept or reject any work as it deems appropriate. For more information, please stop by the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, or contact Kim Claire, Young Adult Librarian at 978.468.5577, ext. 14, or at kclaire@mvlc.org.

Art Scene

WHAT:	Teen Photography Display
WHERE:	Hamilton-Wenham Public Library
WHEN:	March 17 to April 30, 2012

Come see the photography display by Hayden Crocker, age 15, in the Young Adult area of the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library.  Hayden Crocker is an avid still photographer.  He has been carrying a camera at his side for most of his life. (Even as a toddler he had toy cameras.)  Hayden is drawn to capturing moments from every day life. Most often his photographs are of friends, animals and landscapes or items found in nature. He also has taken photographs for commercial purposes, whether for a direct marketing campaign or to promote an artist.  In addition to still photography, Hayden has also created hundreds of short films and instructional videos.

All teen artists are welcome and encouraged to submit their artwork for display in the Young Adult area of the Library.  Work submitted must be ready to hang on the wall, and the Library reserves the right to accept or reject any work as it deems appropriate. For more information, please stop by the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, or contact Kim Claire, Young Adult Librarian at 978.468.5577, ext. 14 or kclaire@mvlc.org.

As part of the 2012 teen summer programming I will be scheduling a night photography workshop (in keeping with the "Own the Night" summer reading teen slogan) in late June.  Participants will be asked to display the result of their work from the workshop, in the teen area of the Library.  Look for the schedule of teen summer programming on this blog or keep an eye on the Library's online Calendar of Events.

More Color, New Seating in Teen Area

On Sunday, April 10, two Teen Think Tank members Josh and Ella, and their father Jon Hunt, and I painted the long wall that faces the Young Adult L to Z fiction, with Cupid's Dart purple. This is the same shade of purple that was painted 3 years ago by Teen Think Tank members and I on the Young Adult area's window wall. Also, in the teen area, Jon Hunt and his daughter Ella took on the difficult task of painting the slanted triangle ceiling drop downs with Squish Squash yellow. The yellow has warmed up the area while the purple color will give a visual cue that the Young Adult fiction collection continues down that wall. The purple paint will also connect and increase the gallery space available for teen art displays with the addition of the hanging systems on that wall that were purchased last summer.

The teen area now has a new, cozy, comfortable booth with a lamp, and a new colorful area rug.  These additions to the teen area were purchased thanks to a recent donation to the Library that was given in memory of Rosella Coughlin. The booth, in the short time since it arrived, has become a favorite place for teens in the library. There have been orders for fries and a soda, but all that could be served was Dewey 641-642.  Please stop by the teen area to see the new seating and colorful changes.